JURY AWARD «BEST OF DOC» DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL
Jedes Jahr selektioniert der US Spartensender «Documentary Channel» 31 Dokumentarfilme für die Reihe «Best of DOC». Die Absicht dabei: «Die Kraft und Inspiration des Dokumentarfilms zu feiern». Eine Jury hat SPACE TOURISTS im Januar 2012 als den Gewinner dieser «Best of DOC» Reihe ausgezeichnet. Der Preis ist mit 1'500 USD dotiert.
American Museum of Natural History - Dreams of Outer Space Series
Margaret Mead Film Festival
New York, USA
November 11th 2011 8pm
Kaufmann Theater
On Tour in Kazakhstan!
KINOgerMANIJA
Deutsche Filmwochen Kasachstan
German Film Weeks Kazakhstan
Almaty (November 21 – 24 2011)
Kostanai (November 14 – 17 2011)
Taras (November 7 – 10 2011)
Petropawlowsk (Oktober 31 – November 13 2011)
Schymkent (Oktober 24 – 27 2011)
Kokschetau (Oktober 17 – 20 2011)
Taldykorgan (Oktober 10 – 13 2011)
Atyrau (September 13 – 16 2011)
Ust-Kamenogorsk (September 6th 2011)
Almaty (September 2nd 2011)
Uralsk (June 15 – 18 2011)
Aktobe (June 7 – 10 2011)
Astana (June 2011)
Main Competition
Cervino CineMountain
Film Festival
Aosta Valley, Italy
July 30 - August 7 2011
WINNER MIGLIOR GRAND PRIX DEI FESTIVAL 2011
Für seine originelle, nicht lineare Filmsprache.
Pour l'ecriture cinematographique original et non-lineaire.
Grand Ecran Documentaire
Sunny Side of The Doc
La Rochelle, France
June 20 - 24 2011
Main Competition
Dignity & Work
Gdansk DocFilm Festival
Poland
May 4 - 8 2011
Official Selection
Jakarta
International Film Festival
Jakarta, Indonesia
Nov 27 – Dec 3rd 2010
Out of Competition
Malatya
International Film Festival
Malatya, Turkey
November 26 – Dec 2nd 2010
In Competition
REGIOFUN
International Film Festival
Katowice, Poland
November 17-21 2010
WINNER 2nd PRIZE REGIOFUN
The 2nd award in the documentary film competition of the first edition of the
REGIOFUN International Film Festival (statuette and money prize of 3500 EUR) goes to SPACE TOURISTS.
«Caméra-Stylo» Competition
RIDM Montréal
Québec, Canada
November 10-21 2010
In Competition
Int. Berg+Abenteuer Filmfestival
Graz, Österreich
November 10-13 2010
WINNER GRAND PRIX GRAZ
This film surprised us by taking us into new terrain and fresh perspectives in
adventure. An unlikely mix of scrub-metal dealers, former Cold War Space Race and
rich American rocket tourists!
Official Selection
Arctic Light Filmfestival
Kiruna, Sweden
November 3-10 2010
Closing Film
Verzio Doc Film Festival
Budapest, Hungary
November 2-7 2010
Consulate General of Switzerland
Cultural Foreign Policy Centre
Tribute to Christian Frei
Los Angeles, USA
November 1-5 2010
Natural TIFF, Official Selection
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
October 25-18 2010
New York Premiere
Paley Center for Media
New York, USA
October 22nd 2010
Official Selection
Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen, Norway
October 20-27 2010
Perspectivas suizas
Doc Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 15-24 2010
Int. Documentary Film Festival
Meetings in Siberia
Novosibirsk, Russia
September 3-8 2010
In Competition
7th EBS International
Documentary Film Festival (EIDF)
Seoul, Republic of Korea
August 23-29 2010
WINNER SPECIAL JURY AWARD EIDF KOREA 2010
The Special jury award is given to SPACE TOURIST by CHRISTIAN FREI for its exceptional cinematography, its art direction and the quality of the editing. This film illustrates in a original way to what extremes our world has come to. By focusing on the paradoxes of results of the space race, this film brings the audience to reflect to what means some people will go to fulfill their passion, while most of the people still live in subnormal conditions. From outer space to rocket garbage, SPACE TOURIST is a capturing documentary.
WINNER SWISS MOVIE PEARL 2010
Christian Frei ist es mit «Space Tourists» eindrucksvoll gelungen, das Materielle und das Immaterielle, das Geistige und das Konkrete der Raumfahrt zu verbinden. Eine ausdrucksstarke Bildebene vereint sich dabei mit einer gleichermassen sorgfältig konzipierten Tonebene zu einem wunderlichen Amalgam. Ein Dokumentarfilm der kraftvoll wie eine Rakete abhebt und doch immer wieder auf den Boden der Realität zurückkehrt.
International Competition
DokuFest Prizren
Kosovo
July 31 – August 7 2010
Contemporary World Cinema
Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia
July 22 – August 8 2010
Official Selection
New Zealand Film Festival
New Zealand
Auckland, July 8 – 25
Wellington, July 16 – August 1
Dunedin, July 23 – August 8
Christchurch, July 29 – August 15
Palmerston North, August 5 – 22
Hamilton, August 12 – 29
Napier, August 18 – September 5
Tauranga, August 26 – September 8
New Plymouth, September 2 – 15
Nelson, September 9 – 23
Greymouth, October 4 – 10
Masterton, October 13 – 27
Gisborne, October 28 – November 10
Whangarei, November 4 – 17
International Showcase
Los Angeles Film Festival
L.A. USA
June 25 2010 10.00 pm
June 26 2010 4.15 pm
Sterling World Feature Competition
AFI – Discovery Channel
Silverdocs
Silver Springs, USA
June 22 2010 5.00 pm
June 24 2010 1.30 pm
Rodos Int. Film
And Visual Arts Festival
Ecofilms
Greece
June 22 – 27 2010
Official Selection
Biografilm Festival
Bologna, Italy
June 9 – 14 2010
Official Selection
Sydney Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
June 7 4.45 pm Dendy Opera Quays 2
June 11 12.15 pm The State Theatre
International Environmental Film Festival
Official Section
FICMA
Barcelona, Spain
June 1 – 6 2010
Festival of European Co-productions
Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgarian National Film Center
May 28 – June 4 2010
Out of competition
Documenta Madrid 10
Madrid, Spain
May 15th 22.45 Cines Princesa
Internationaler Wettbewerb
DOK.FEST München
Munich, Germany
May 9th 18.00 City 2
May 11th 17.30 City 2
Future Doc-Shock
Millenium Award Competition
Planete Doc Review
Warzaw, Poland
May 7 - 16 2010
International Competition
DocAviv
Tel Aviv, Israel
May 7th 14.30 Cinematheque
May 8th 12.00 ZOA
International Documentary
Film Competition
TRT
Istanbul, Turkey
May 7 - 21 2010
International Competition
DOCVILLE 2010
Leuven, Belgium
May 1st 22.30
May 6th 19.00
Special Presentation / Canadian Premiere
Hot Docs
Toronto, Canada
May 5th 7.00 pm 2010
May 6th 1.45 pm 2010
Conversations in Film
London International Documentary Festival
London, England
April 29th – May 8th 2010
In Competition
OXDOX - Documenting the Real World
International Film Festival
Oxford, England
April 12th – 26th 2010
International Features
Florida Film Festival
Orlando, USA
April 16th, 6.30 pm 2010
April 18th, 12.00 pm 2010
Irish Film Institute Documentary Film Festival
Stranger than Fiction
Dublin, Ireland
April 16th 12.15 2010
Gaze into Life - Competition
International Documentary Film Festival
Beldocs
Belgrade, Serbia
April 13th – 20th 2010
WINNER BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
PETER INDERGAND - BELDOCS 2010
Peter Indergand wins "Best Photography Award" for his
«Brilliant camera work showing us an rarely seen parallel world.»
Golden Tulip Competition
International Istanbul Film Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
April 3rd – 18th 2010
Vilnius International Film Festival
“Kino Pavasaris“ Vilnius IFF
Vilnius, Lithuania
March 18th – April 2nd 2010
European Documentary
Film Festival Oslo
In Competition
Eurodok 2010
Oslo, Norway
March 17th – 21st 2010
WINNER EURODOK AWARD 2010
«This year's award winner is a sober cinematic narrative in which
we are taken on a spectacular journey, where we as viewers are
seated in first class. It focuses on a central issue in our time:
The ambivalence that human beings feel between whether to
materialize our dreams or to allow our dreams to remain dreams.
We like the director's approach: the film does not reduce the
world to ideas, but preserves the complexity and ambivalence
of the world, and manages to simultaneously capture both the
down to earth and dreamy part of human existence.»
- The award for best documentary goes to SPACE TOURIST!
International Documentary Film Festival
In Competition
Zagrebdocs
Zagreb, Croatia
February 28th – March 7th 2010
North American Premiere
World Cinema Documentary Competition
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
January 21-31 2010
WINNER SUNDANCE 2010
WORLD CINEMA DIRECTING AWARD: DOCUMENTARY
«For its masterful and poetic approach to a complex story of history,
humanity and fantasy - taking place between earth and space…»
International Premiere
Competition for Feature-Length Documentaries
International Documentary Film Festival
Amsterdam IDFA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 23rd 2009
World Premiere - Gala Screening
Out of Competition
Zurich Film Festival
Zurich, Switzerland
October 2nd 2009